Psychiatric evaluation cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $153.90 to $855.60, with a median of $465.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $311.70 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $312.00 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 90791, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $153.90 | $513.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Psych Evaluation | $153.90 | $513.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Psych Evaluation | $293.40 | $489.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Psych Evaluation | $465.60 | $776.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $594.60 | $991.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $594.60 | $991.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $855.60 | $1,426.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $855.60 | $1,426.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $153.90, median $465.60, highest $855.60 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $293.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is a diagnostic evaluation by a mental health clinician, usually the first visit before therapy starts. It covers history, current symptoms, a mental status exam and a treatment plan, without medical services such as prescribing.
What the price covers
The price covers the evaluation visit. Psychological testing, follow-up therapy sessions and any facility fee at a hospital-based clinic are billed separately.